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LeVar Burton on wanting to be Sidney Poitier when he grew up 00:42
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Sidney Poitier
LeVar Burton on learning from director Alex Segal at USC 02:02
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Segal
LeVar Burton on meeting Ben Vereen as a youngster and getting to work with him later in Roots 03:40
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Ben Vereen
LeVar Burton on meeting Ben Vereen as a youngster and getting to work with him later in Roots 02:31
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Haley
LeVar Burton on learning the politics and reality of theater from director Alex Segal at USC 01:56
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Segal
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Brandon Stoddard
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Fred Silverman
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Haley
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: David L. Wolper
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: David Greene
LeVar Burton on early screen tests and production meetings on Roots 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Stan Margulies
LeVar Burton on Alex Haley helping him with his character on Roots 02:19
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Haley
LeVar Burton on his first day of work on Roots 03:38
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Louis Gossett, Jr.
LeVar Burton on the unique perspective shown in Roots - history as told by the African point of view 01:35
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Haley
LeVar Burton on scheduling the miniseries Roots 02:15
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Stan Margulies
LeVar Burton on working with and being mentored by Alex Haley 05:47
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Alex Haley
LeVar Burton on being mentored by Gene Roddenberry 00:33
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Gene Roddenberry
LeVar Burton on Fred Rogers and the power of television 02:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Fred Rogers
LeVar Burton on being a fan of Star Trek and Gene Roddenberry 00:42
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Gene Roddenberry
LeVar Burton on being inspired by Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek 00:42
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Nichelle Nichols
LeVar Burton on John Amos taking over the character of "Kunta Kinte" in Roots 01:57
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: John Amos
LeVar Burton on being nominated for an Emmy with his Roots co-stars also in his category 01:10
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Ben Vereen
LeVar Burton on being nominated for an Emmy with his Roots co-stars also in his category 01:10
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: John Amos
LeVar Burton on being nominated for an Emmy with his Roots co-stars also in his category 01:10
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: Louis Gossett, Jr.
LeVar Burton on being offered a production deal by Levinson and Link after Roots 02:04
Interview: LeVar Burton | Person: William Link